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Re:If you are useful, it doesn't mean you are valued by yibg on Monday June 02, 2025 @12:12PM (#44160320)
It seems the difference is just the degree of usefulness / value. Rather than being different terms, I think they're just different spots on the spectrum. What's the difference between someone being "useful" vs "valuable", one is 6/10 the other is 8+/10 (made up numbers).

A sales person that consistently hits quota is useful. A rainmaker that keeps bringing in million dollar deals is valuable.

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Re:If you are useful, it doesn't mean you are valued by IggleSniggle on Monday June 02, 2025 @12:24PM (#44160436)
An Ops contributor who saves the company millions in operating costs, however, might be extremely valuable, but may or may not be valued.
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Re:If you are useful, it doesn't mean you are valued by rowanG077 on Monday June 02, 2025 @08:20PM (#44164853)
Definitely, it's up to the contributor to also demonstrate their value if it's overlooked for whatever reason. Demonstration of value is almost never the same thing as value.
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Re:If you are useful, it doesn't mean you are valued by drdec on Monday June 02, 2025 @03:01PM (#44161912)
I think you have missed the subtle difference between "valuable" (which you introduced) and "valued" (which is the subject of the article)
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